The tale of the story Saturday evening is Kentucky’s smothering defense, particulary in the second half. Georgia Tech could not find a way to get the ball inside in the second half, and Devoe, who averaged 21 PPG coming into the game, struggled with only 5 points in the entire game. Kentucky made good use of dribble drives and getting to the free throw line. The Jackets shot just a third of the free throws the Wildcats did ( 6 versus 18), as their interior offensive game just seemed inferior to Kentucky’s inside defense.
Speaking of fouls, James Banks III, Georgia Tech’s only true center, fouled out with around 5 minutes to go in the game.